	University of Arkansas 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Arkansas (often shortened to U of A, UARK, or just UA) is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university located in Fayetteville, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System which comprises six main campuses within the state - the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. More than 26,000 students are enrolled in over 188 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, its present name was adopted in 1899 and classes were first held on January 22, 1872. It is noted for its strong architecture, agriculture (particularly animal science and poultry science), business, communication disorders, creative writing, history, law, and Middle Eastern studies programs. The University of Arkansas completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century" in 2005, in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used in part to create a new Honors College and significantly increase the university's endowment. Among these gifts were the largest donation given to a business school at the time ($50 million), and the largest gift given to a public university in America ($300 million), both given by the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. Total enrollment for the fall semester of 2014 was 26,237. The university campus comprises exactly 360 buildings on 512 acres (2.07 km2), including Old Main, the first permanent academic building erected, and The Inn at Carnall Hall, which serves as an on-campus hotel and restaurant facility. Academic programs are in excess of 200. The current ratio of students to faculty is approximately 19:1. History The University of Arkansas was founded in 1871 on the site of a hilltop farm that overlooked the Ozark Mountains, giving it the nickname "The Hill". The university was established under the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862. The university's founding also satisfied the provision in the Arkansas Constitution of 1868 that the General Assembly was to "establish and maintain a State University." Location of the university was determined by bids from state towns and counties. The citizens of Fayetteville and Washington County. pledged $130,000 toward securing the university, a sum that proved to be more than other offers. This was in response to the competition created by the Arkansas General Assembly's Organic Act of 1871, providing for the "location, organization and maintenance of the Arkansas Industrial University with a normal department therein." Classes started on January 22, 1872. Completed in 1875, Old Main, a two-towered brick building designed in the Second Empire style, was the primary instructional and administrative building. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its design was based on the plans for the main academic building at the University of Illinois, which has since burned down. However, the clock and bell towers were switched at Arkansas. The northern taller tower is the bell tower, and the southern shorter tower is the clock tower. One legend for the tower switch is that the taller tower was put to the north as a reminder of the Union victory during the Civil War. A second legend is that the contractor accidentally swapped the tower drawings after having had too much to drink. Although the southern tower was designed with clock faces, it never held a working clock until October 2005. The bell tower has always had some t ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Arkansas Details

University of Arkansas Details
detail	value
state	Arkansas
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Public
scores	1675/1117/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[171
overall ROI rank	[119
size	medium-large
undergrads	21836
grads	4401
price	35156
drop	37
stem	18
research	119
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Arkansas?

1. number 171 for Academics.

2. number 119 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Arkansas?

1. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

2. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

3. University of Oregon

4. Clemson University

5. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

6. Virginia Commonwealth University

7. Old Dominion University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Arkansas National Academic Rankings

University of Arkansas National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	171	216	239	136	125	94	121	72	119
Div1	87	83	93	81	77	60	79	37	69
Div1 Nonivy	78	78	91	76	72	52	71	35	61
Div1 Public	59	53	83	58	57	41	69	31	44
Public	89	78	93	70	64	54	78	33	67
Power5	54	49	62	52	52	43	59	29	45
Southeastern Conference	11	10	13	11	11	5	13	7	10
South East Region	32	66	85	26	24	12	28	20	17
State of Arkansas	1	3	5	1	1	1	1	3	1
Top Ten Top250	171	216	239	136	125	94	121	72	119
Top Ten State of Arkansas	1	3	5	1	1	1	1	2	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Arkansas Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Arkansas
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.88	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
99.75	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
99.61	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
98.60	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
93.28	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
92.82	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
92.81	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
92.77	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
92.66	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
92.57	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
92.52	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
92.45	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
92.36	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
91.93	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
91.82	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
91.81	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
91.79	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
91.75	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
91.54	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
91.31	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
91.20	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
86.55	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
86.54	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
86.51	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
86.45	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
86.24	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
86.24	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	336	333
86.18	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
86.10	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
86.02	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
85.99	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
85.74	Towson University	Maryland	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Average	264	365
85.65	Missouri State University-Springfield	Missouri	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	301	266
85.62	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
85.60	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
85.42	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
85.21	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
85.17	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
85.15	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
84.93	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
84.89	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
84.82	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
84.68	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	North Carolina	Southern Conference	Public	Average	449	439
84.52	Texas State University	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	364	290
84.45	California State University-Fullerton	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	362	435
84.42	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
84.21	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
84.15	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
83.78	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
83.77	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Arkansas Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Arkansas
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.73	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
97.81	Mountain West Conference (Average)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	193
97.44	Big Sky Conference (Average)	-	Big Sky Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	170
97.00	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
96.52	Conference USA (Average)	-	Conference USA	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	148
96.40	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
95.82	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
95.70	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
95.50	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
95.48	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
95.40	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
95.35	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
95.10	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
94.92	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
94.82	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
94.55	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
94.48	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
94.18	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
93.92	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
92.92	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
92.92	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
92.82	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
91.84	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
91.64	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
90.06	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
88.40	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
86.16	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
84.49	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
83.02	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
80.64	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178

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